Forum Airs Opportunity, Risks Of Uranium Mining

The Street reported supporters and opponents of uranium mining in Virginia offered starkly different views on opening a uranium deposit.

As quoted in the market news:

Proponents said tapping a 119-million-pound deposit in Southside Virginia would be an economic plus for a struggling region of the state and a step in the right direction of energy independence, while opponents said it would be a risky environmental gamble in a region where full-scale uranium mining has never occurred.

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